the bridge

I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, 

spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. 

Freed from the burden of unbridled desires, we can enjoy what we have, 

celebrate what we've attained, and appreciate the familiar.

For if we can't be happy now, 

we'll likely not be happy when.

Philip Gulley

Porch Talk

gratefulness

Do you receive the Word for the Day from Gratefulness.org? If not, you're missing out on such beautiful words as these:

If the sight of blue skies fills you with joy,

if a blade of grass springing up

in the fields has power to move you,

if the simple things in Nature

have a message you understand,

rejoice, for your soul is alive.

Eleanora Duse

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infinite possiblities

Not only is another world possible, she is on her way.

On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

Arundhati Roy

Peace Rose

via Word for the Day from gratefulness.org

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Buddha in Garden

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Stillness within one individual can affect society beyond measure.

Bede Griffiths

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WORD FOR THE DAY
Sunday, Dec. 19

Paradoxically, we achieve true wholeness only by embracing our fragility and sometimes, our brokenness. Wholeness is a natural radiance of Love, and Love demands that we allow the destruction of our old self for the sake of the new.

Jalaja Bonheim
Aphrodite's Daughter

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